Srinagar: Two terrorists were gunned down by the security forces in an ongoing operation near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Balakot sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.
The security forces have intensified the crackdown in Rajouri’s Dhangri village as part of its operations to nab those involved in the Dhangri killings, where six civilians including children were killed over two days. During the operation, the alert troops deployed on the border fence in Balakot detected and neutralised two terrorists, the Army said.
The entire area has been cordoned off and anti-terror operations are underway, it added.
On Sunday, the toll in the terror attack mounted to seven as an injured named Prince succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at GMC, Jammu. The deceased was the brother of Deepak Kumar, who was killed on the day of attack on January 1.
At least 18 companies of Central Reserve Police Force are currently deployed in Rajouri and Poonch to expedite anti-terror operations, a decision taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in wake of the spike in targeted killings in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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